Landscapes

I have this feeling that people expect for a lanscape photo to succeed you need a dramatic sky so the question is how do you define it?

I sure do wish others would address this. It is still bugging me.

There are many different interpretations of the term landscapes. There is no one absolute definition of what makes a landscape. It has more become a broad term. A landscape is not defined by size or scale. For example a landscape could be formed from something microscopic such as cells or electron patterns under a microscope or from something as vast as the stars and distant Galaxies. Our moon can create a magnificent landscape of craters. It could be visible features of land. The human body can create a landscape. A macro of an ant on its hill, yes this is a landscape. A landscape is by defined by an interacting mosaic of patches relevant to the phenomenon under consideration. Landscape ecology by definition deals with the ecology of landscapes. Check out Ansel Adams or Peter Lik to see some good examples of professional landscape photography. The highest paid landscape of all time to date is a night shot of the moon shimmering through the trees with the reflections in the water of a pond. It went for around four million dollars U.S.

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Dan Griffiths

There are hundreds of attempted definitions and no one definition is the definition. Chris that one is one that is more traditional and fits the mold well. I think the definition that covers it all or more general is a "Landscape is an interacting of mosaic patches relevant to the phenomenon under consideration."

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"Capture your own excitement and you will capture a good image".

"Its not the years in your life its the life in your years that count".

Abraham Lincoln

Dan Griffiths

I would consider a landscape to be any wide view shot of an area. A bad or good shot depends on the photographer and how they decide to angle it, the lighting, how it's edited, or the scene they're attempting to shoot... there's better angles and directions in which a photo would be more appealing, but it would depend on the location. There's really a very wide range of what could be considered a landscape, but to me- the most important part is that it be a wide shot.

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